Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- Telangana has registered one of the highest numbers of cases in the country under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), but ranks among the lowest in terms of the share of its police force trained in the new criminal laws, official data shows.

According to the latest figures furnished by the Union Home Ministry in the Rajya Sabha, only 27,747 of the state's total strength of 53,115 police personnel have so far been trained in the new criminal laws, which is just over the 50 per cent mark.

In contrast, neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has trained 54,764 of its 56,773 personnel, or more than 96 per cent, while Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have reported training their entire police forces, with strengths of 65,863,...